Free Kansas Optometry Law Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Kansas Optometry Law Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1Which route of administering a pharmaceutical drug remains outside a Kansas optometrist's statutory drug authority?

   1. A. Topical ocular administration
   2. B. Oral administration
   3. C. Intramuscular injection
   4. D. Intraocular injection

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "through all routes of administration, except intraocular injections". Kansas's 2026 amendment authorizes pharmaceutical drugs by all routes except intraocular injection. The other routes are not excluded by that route-based limitation.

   Reference: Kansas Secretary of State | Publications | Session Laws of Kansas | 2026 Session Laws of Kansas | Chapter 5: House Bill 2223 — 2026 Session Laws ch. 5, § 3, K.S.A. 65-1501(a)(2)(B)

2. 2A Kansas resident with a permanent visual disability cannot safely hunt under the applicable rules and seeks a disability assistance permit. Which professional may certify the disability under K.S.A. 32-933(a)?

   1. A. An assistant working under a Kansas optometrist
   2. B. An optometrist licensed to practice in any state
   3. C. A contact-lens dispenser acting on a prescription
   4. D. An ophthalmic technician supervised by an optometrist

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "a person licensed to practice optometry in any state" K.S.A. 32-933(a) expressly accepts a licensed optometrist's certification. The assistant, dispenser, and technician are vision-care roles but do not themselves meet that optometrist-licensure route.

   Reference: Kansas State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Kansas Statutes — K.S.A. 32-933(a)

3. 3A Kansas optometrist's license comes due for renewal while the optometrist is serving in the military. How does K.S.A. 48-3402 treat the license and ordinary renewal conditions?

   1. A. It stays valid during service and six months afterward; renewal conditions are deferred during service
   2. B. It stays valid only during service; renewal conditions continue throughout the deployment
   3. C. It stays valid for one month afterward; renewal conditions are deferred until that date
   4. D. It expires on the ordinary date; the optometrist may seek reinstatement after service

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "The license of a licensee shall continue to be valid while the licensee is in the military service and for six months following release therefrom." K.S.A. 48-3402(a) also suspends the renewal fee, application, and CE conditions while the licensee is serving. The protection lasts six months after release, rather than ending at deployment or normal expiration.

   Reference: Kansas State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Kansas Statutes — K.S.A. 48-3402(a)

4. 4A witness refuses to comply with a subpoena issued in an investigation by the Kansas Board of Examiners in Optometry. On a Board member's application, who may compel obedience through contempt proceedings?

   1. A. The Board president acting alone
   2. B. A district court judge
   3. C. The Board's secretary-treasurer
   4. D. The governor of Kansas

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "the judge of the district court of any county, on application of a member of the board, may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt" K.S.A. 74-1504(a)(5) assigns contempt enforcement to a district court judge following a Board member's application. Board officers may act in other capacities but do not themselves exercise this judicial power.

   Reference: 2026 Kansas Session Laws, Chapter 5 (HB 2223) — 2026 Session Laws ch. 5, § 9, K.S.A. 74-1504(a)(5)

5. 5What does Kansas require regarding an optometrist's professional judgment?

   1. A. It may be controlled by any office landlord
   2. B. It must remain free from unlicensed interference or control
   3. C. It must be delegated to an optical retailer
   4. D. It is subject to patient-volume quotas set by an unlicensed owner

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "interfere with the licensee’s professional judgment". K.A.R. 65-4-5 prohibits an unlicensed person from interfering with or controlling an optometrist's professional judgment.

   Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-4-5(a)(1)-(2)

6. 6How frequently are active Kansas optometry licenses renewed under the Board's staggered system?

   1. A. Every six months
   2. B. Annually
   3. C. Biennially
   4. D. Every five years

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "shall be for a two (2) year period". The Board's renewal regulation establishes biennial renewal of licenses on a staggered basis.

   Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-5-14

7. 7At what patient age does Kansas's minimum eye-examination rule make tonometry a required procedure?

   1. A. 18 years or older
   2. B. 21 years or older
   3. C. 25 years or older
   4. D. 40 years or older

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "Tonometry (if the patient is age 25 or over)". K.A.R. 65-8-1(a)(6) requires tonometry when the patient is 25 years of age or older.

   Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-8-1(a)(6)

8. 8Who must be identified to the Kansas Board in connection with an approved trade or assumed name?

   1. A. Only the licensee who filed the name application
   2. B. Only the owner of the practice premises
   3. C. All licensees who will practice under that name
   4. D. Only licensees who later depart from the practice

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "of all licensees who will practice under that name". The trade-name rules require the practice to keep the Board informed of all licensed optometrists practicing under the approved name.

   Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-9-5(a)

9. 9Where must a Kansas optometrist display the original license?

   1. A. Only at the first Kansas location opened
   2. B. At the principal office but not satellite offices
   3. C. At the Board office instead of any practice site
   4. D. At each place where the optometrist regularly practices

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The controlling text states, "display a separate original license at each office or practice location". K.A.R. 65-10-1 requires the original license to be conspicuously displayed at each place where the licensee regularly practices.

   Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-10-1(a)

10. 10A third party creates an advertisement that benefits a Kansas optometrist. Can the optometrist avoid regulatory responsibility merely by not authoring it?

    1. A. Yes, authorship is always dispositive
    2. B. No, the licensee is responsible for advertising done for the licensee's benefit
    3. C. Yes, if the advertisement appears online
    4. D. No, but only when the Board paid for it

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The controlling text states, "whether or not the licensee authored it or caused it to be published". K.A.R. 65-11-1 makes the licensee responsible for advertising done for the licensee's benefit even if someone else prepared or placed it.

    Reference: Rules and Regulations | KS Board of Examiners in Optometry — K.A.R. 65-11-1(a)